The 2024 Osaka Open, officially known as the Kinoshita Group Japan Open, was set to take place from October 12 to October 20 at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka. This year’s tournament featured a strong lineup, including top-seeded players like Magdalena Frech and Elise Mertens. Frech stepped out of the tournament while 2 home players (Sara Saito and Aoi Ito), together with 2 Italians were still in the last 16 (Lucia Bronzetti and Elisabetta Cocciaretto). Aoi Ito was the only one of those 4 to make it into the quarterfinals.
In the end, all seeded players fell to the swords of two qualifiers: Suzan Lamens from the Netherlands and Australian Kimberley Birrell.
The event marks the 13th edition of the Japan Women’s Open and is part of the WTA 250 series.
Osaka Open 2024 Final
Kimberley Birrell (Aus) vs Suzan Lamens (Ned) 0-6 4-6
Osaka Open 2024 Semifinals
Aoi Ito (Jpn) – Kimberley Birrell (Aus) 4-6 3-6
Suzan Lamens (Ned) – Diana Parry (Fra) 6-2 6-4
Osaka Open 2024 Quarterfinals
Eva Lys (Ger) vs Aoi Ito (Jpn) 7-6 2-6 3-6
Suzan Lamens (Ned) – Ana Bogdan (Rou) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Diane Parry (Fra) – Clara Tauson (Den) 6-3 1-6 6-3
Kimberley Birrell (Aus) – Sara Saito (Jpn) 7-5 6-4
Osaka Open 2024 Round of 16 Schedule and Results
Elise Mertens (Bel) retired vs Kimberley Birrell (Aus) 6-3 5-7 1-4
Sara Saito (Jpn) vs Elina Avanesyan (Arm) 7-6 6-4
Ana Bogdan (Rou) – Maria Bouzkova (Cze) 6-0 7-6
Diane Parry (Fra) – Greet Minnen (Bel) 6-4 6-2
Suzan Lamens (Ned) vs Lucia Bronzetti (Ita) 6-3 6-4
Eva Lys (Ger) vs McCartney Kessler (Usa) 7-6 3-6 7-5
Harriet Dart (Gbr) vs Clara Tauson (Den) 3-6 2-6
Aoi Ito (Jpn) vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita) 6-4 6-3
Osaka Open 2024 Round of 32 Results
Andreescu B. (Can) vs Minnen G. (Bel) 3-6 0-6
Cancelled Frech M. (Pol) vs Osorio C. (Col)
Lys E. (Ger) vs Osorio C. (Col) 6-2 6-3
Birrell K. (Aus) vs Zheng S. (Chn) 6-2 6-3
Bogdan A. (Rou) vs Kudermetova V. (Wrl) 6-2 6-2
Bouzas Maneiro J. (Esp) vs Saito S. (Jpn) 3-6 2-6
Krueger A. (Usa) vs Avanesyan E. (Arm) 6-7 3-6
Mertens E. (Bel) vs Hontama M. (Jpn) 6-1 6-1
Parry D. (Fra) vs Andreeva E. (Wrl) 4-6 7-6 6-1
Siegemund L. (Ger) vs Dart H. (Gbr) 6-3 5-7 5-7
Uchijima M. (Jpn) vs Bouzkova M. (Cze) 6-7 6-2 3-6
Cancelled Volynets K. (Usa) vs Kudermetova V. (Wrl)
Cancelled Tauson C. (Den) vs Fernandez L. (Can)
Tauson C. (Den) vs Volynets K. (Usa) 6-1 6-4
Tomova V. (Bul) vs Lamens S. (Ned) 1-6 2-6
Bronzetti L. (Ita) vs Bucsa C. (Esp) 6-3 6-4
Kessler M. (Usa) vs Shibahara E. (Jpn) 6-4 6-1
Kenin S. (Usa) vs Ito A. (Jpn) 2-6 6-3 5-7
Ponchet J. (Fra) vs Cocciaretto E. (Ita) 4-6 7-5 6-7
Qualifications Finals Results
Ito A. (Jpn) vs Hartono A. (Ned) 2:1
Lys E. (Ger) vs Lamens S. (Ned) 0:2
Stakusic M. (Can) vs Shibahara E. (Jpn) 1:2
Bogdan A. (Rou) vs Sato N. (Jpn) 2:0
Ponchet J. (Fra) vs Birrell K. (Aus) 1:2
Siegemund L. (Ger) vs Hibino N. (Jpn) 2:0
Qualifications Round 1 Results
Bektas E. (Usa) vs Ito A. (Jpn) 0:2
Fett J. (Cro) vs Stakusic M. (Can) 0:2
Fruhvirtova L. (Cze) vs Shibahara E. (Jpn) 1:2
Sonmez Z. (Tur) vs Hartono A. (Ned) 1:2
Siegemund L. (Ger) vs Saigo R. (Jpn) 2:0
Lys E. (Ger) vs Sakatsume H. (Jpn) 2:0
Cancelled Bogdan A. (Rou) vs Zheng S. (Chn)
Bogdan A. (Rou) vs Krunic A. (Srb) 2:0
Sawangkaew M. (Tha) vs Hibino N. (Jpn) 1:2
Koike E. (Jpn) vs Lamens S. (Ned) 0:2
Sato N. (Jpn) vs Parks A. (Usa) 2:1
Ponchet J. (Fra) vs Wang Q. (Chn) 2:0
Ishii S. (Jpn) vs Birrell K. (Aus) 1:2